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Old Jun 17, 2014, 9:11 pm
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FromPVG
 
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Originally Posted by SCEflyer
Why do you think they are going to be retired? Some of the 90's were only added to the fleet in '12 and '13 from JAS. Also, I recently sat next to a guy from DL Technic (?) who told me that the 88's were going to be sent to MEX, where AeroMexico is going to update the interiors. I was surprised to hear this, since they have been in the fleet for 20 years + in some instances, but he told me that with projected load factors they are highly profitable, perhaps by being fully depreciated in the case of those that are owned outright.
I think the rumor was from an old thread here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...15-2019-a.html

Anyway, thank everyone's suggestion. My friend actually ended up booking an AA flight BWI-DFW on MD-80.
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